What does "nihilism" mean?
Nihilism: The doctrine that nothing can be known; scepticism as to all knowledge and all reality.
Additional senses
- 2.(Politics) The theories and practices of the Nihilists.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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